A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil

A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil

Linyphiidae is currently the second richest family of spiders in the order Araneae but is poorly known and studied in Brazil, particularly in the northern states. In this contribution we describe a new species of Exechopsis Millidge, 1991 from the State of Amazonas, based on both males and females....

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Main Authors: Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues, Yuji Lemos, Antonio Domingos Brescovit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-06-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
North of Brazil
Neotropical Region
complementary descriptions
spider taxonomy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000300013&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-9e2574b2766b46f4958394b1edc9770c2020-11-24T21:04:05ZengPensoft PublishersZoologia (Curitiba)1984-46892013-06-0130333834210.1590/S1984-46702013000300013S1984-46702013000300013A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, BrazilEverton Nei Lopes Rodrigues0Yuji Lemos1Antonio Domingos Brescovit2Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosInstituto ButantanInstituto ButantanLinyphiidae is currently the second richest family of spiders in the order Araneae but is poorly known and studied in Brazil, particularly in the northern states. In this contribution we describe a new species of Exechopsis Millidge, 1991 from the State of Amazonas, based on both males and females. The male of Meionetaadami Millidge, 1991 is described for the first time. Mermessus conjunctus (Millidge, 1991), Novafrontina uncata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902), Sphecozone fastibilis (Keyserling, 1886), Sphecozone ignigena (Keyserling, 1886) and Vesicapalpus simplex Millidge, 1991 are recorded for the first time from Amazonas. Sphecozone crassa (Millidge, 1991) are presented additional record from Amazonas.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000300013&lng=en&tlng=enNorth of BrazilNeotropical Regioncomplementary descriptionsspider taxonomy
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Yuji Lemos
Antonio Domingos Brescovit
spellingShingle Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues
Yuji Lemos
Antonio Domingos Brescovit
A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil
Zoologia (Curitiba)
North of Brazil
Neotropical Region
complementary descriptions
spider taxonomy
author_facet Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues
Yuji Lemos
Antonio Domingos Brescovit
author_sort Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues
title A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil
title_short A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil
title_full A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil
title_fullStr A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed A new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from Amazonas, Brazil
title_sort new species and new records of linyphiid spiders (araneae: linyphiidae) from amazonas, brazil
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Zoologia (Curitiba)
issn 1984-4689
publishDate 2013-06-01
description Linyphiidae is currently the second richest family of spiders in the order Araneae but is poorly known and studied in Brazil, particularly in the northern states. In this contribution we describe a new species of Exechopsis Millidge, 1991 from the State of Amazonas, based on both males and females. The male of Meionetaadami Millidge, 1991 is described for the first time. Mermessus conjunctus (Millidge, 1991), Novafrontina uncata (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902), Sphecozone fastibilis (Keyserling, 1886), Sphecozone ignigena (Keyserling, 1886) and Vesicapalpus simplex Millidge, 1991 are recorded for the first time from Amazonas. Sphecozone crassa (Millidge, 1991) are presented additional record from Amazonas.
topic North of Brazil
Neotropical Region
complementary descriptions
spider taxonomy
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000300013&lng=en&tlng=en
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